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BOOTH, Edward Thomas (1840-1890). Rough Notes on the Birds Observed... in the British Islands. London: Taylor and Francis for R. H. Porter and Dulau and Co., 1881-1887.
3 volumes, 2° (414 x 320mm). 114 hand-coloured lithographic plates after Edward Neale, 2 hand-coloured maps. (Occasional spotting.) Contemporary hard green morocco, rich blind roll on covers, spine and turn-ins richly gilt, gilt edges (lightly rubbed or bumped at extremities).
AN ATTRACTIVE SET OF THE ONLY EDITION of this 'series of well written field notes accompanied by good plates' (Zimmer). Booth was a wealthy ornithologist and sportsman who collected and prepared his own specimens, aiming always was to stuff and mount the birds in as natural an attitude and setting as possible. The plates were drawn by Neale (1833-1904) from these displays, which on Booth's death were bequeathed to the corporation of Brighton. RARE BOUND IN FULL MOROCCO: none sold at auction in the past 30 years. Anker 51: 'beautiful plates'; Fine Bird Books (1990 ed.) p.79; Mullens & Swann p.84; Nissen IVB 121; Zimmer pp.79-81.
3 volumes, 2° (414 x 320mm). 114 hand-coloured lithographic plates after Edward Neale, 2 hand-coloured maps. (Occasional spotting.) Contemporary hard green morocco, rich blind roll on covers, spine and turn-ins richly gilt, gilt edges (lightly rubbed or bumped at extremities).
AN ATTRACTIVE SET OF THE ONLY EDITION of this 'series of well written field notes accompanied by good plates' (Zimmer). Booth was a wealthy ornithologist and sportsman who collected and prepared his own specimens, aiming always was to stuff and mount the birds in as natural an attitude and setting as possible. The plates were drawn by Neale (1833-1904) from these displays, which on Booth's death were bequeathed to the corporation of Brighton. RARE BOUND IN FULL MOROCCO: none sold at auction in the past 30 years. Anker 51: 'beautiful plates'; Fine Bird Books (1990 ed.) p.79; Mullens & Swann p.84; Nissen IVB 121; Zimmer pp.79-81.
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